About the book: 2017 / After the death of her parents, Abigail is forced to live with her uncle, a thief and buyer of stolen goods. From time to time, the girl has to carry out dubious assignments, and one day she ends up in a police raid. But instead of a prison cell, Ebi finds himself in the house of an eccentric magician who is interested in mechanics. Luck? Luck is a capricious lady. He will scare you with a beast growling in the basement, slip in an annoying admirer, entice you with the hope of happiness, and then turn away. And Abigail will have to unravel the mystery of the owner’s latest invention, risking becoming a bargaining chip in the games of the intelligence services..